The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-23
TELEoRAPHlc NEWS.

tELENfn r1iA@ NE VS.
THE WHEAT CORNERS EFFECT on. coal.
San Francisco, April 20.-Coal Inn
porters are now feeling the effect of the
corner in the wheat market. Altnugh
freight on cereals 10 England has been
reduced TO 20 shillings, ships In the
harbor cannot get cargoes, owing to the
high prices for wheat. Itwas formerly
the custom for vessels to take wheat to
Europe and return with load of coal,
but as there Is no foreign demand for
wheat Mt the existing exorhitant tig-
u,s's, and as vessels cannot afford TO go
one way without n cargo, no European
coal is now coming into this port to
speak of. If the present state of affairs
continues, dealers believe that the prices
of coal will advance rs stock on hand
decreas s, or Us handlers in local Local
cease To have competition.
WHEAT CORNER BROKEN.
Chicago, April 21.-lo:3O A. M.-The
wheat market began 10 break this morn
ing under free offerings for May deliy-
cry. The starting price for May was
lower than 81 cents, with five sales at
Sal. The market held steadily until
10 O'Clock, when free selling began, ana
sharp break to SD occurred. Offer
ings We're very large all the way down.
The market is still very nervous, May
now being quoted ut s2S.
THE FREIGHT THIEVES.
Pittsburg, April 2o.-The first of the
railroad robbery eases called this morn
was that of ]. T.. Armstrong, an eN-
conductor. The prosecution produced
yalise which armstrong had left i'm
barber shop and which was found to
contain quantity of stolen property.
The prisoner was held over to the
grand jury. y large number of pris-
oners waived examination and were
remanded. They asked for a eontin-
uance until Wednesday,
WHY HE KILLED HER.
San Francisco. April Referring
to the recent murder of Mrs. Billion, at
st. John, Colusa county, hy Hong Dye,
the Chinese servant, the Chicago Eia-
te77lriSe says: IL you ask any of the
Chinamen here why Hong Dye COM
mitted the murder, they will tell YOU
because Weaver kicked him and whip
ped him that day with blacllsnake.
Mrs. Billion saw the whipping admin
istered and did not interfere, so he shot
her too, 10 crafty his revenge.
RAIN AT LAST
ST. Louis, April aO.-A copious rain
fell here all day yesterday and most of
last night, and this forenoon there was
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numerous places state that the rainfall
was general in Missouri Kansas, Iowa,
Indian territory, Central and Southern
Illinois, and in large part of Texas
sufficient water has fallen TO not only
enable farmers TO plow in the draught-
stricken regions, but TO abundantly
nourish growing crops and vegetation.
HEAVY TIMBE Err LAND SALE.
New York, April 2o.-The Northern
! Pacific railroad has consummeted sale
| of 2Io,000 acres of timber land in the
eastern part of Minnesota, northwest
] OF Duluth. The exact sections have
not been located yet. but lawyers will
| probably notify the comp pany of their
1 selection this week. The names of buy
ers Were not given, and the price paid
/ is conditional on the amount of timber.
SNOW IN NEW YORK.
| New York, April 20.-At o'clock
| this morning ii began showing hard
/ and about . about one nnd one-haii
\ inches Of snow had fallen. Ii then
I turned To a sleet storm and mt 10 the
SNOW is covered with a crust of ice.
i Reports from the interior of the state
show that the storm Is general.
POLITICAL. WORKER SENTENCED.
/ St Louis, April 2n.-Patrick j. Ea-
/ gan, deputy recorder of votes. convict.
ell of committing election frauds by
falsely registering the names of voters
last November, was seitenced in ths
/ L. :. court to-day to serve two years in
/ the penitentiary at Landon.
oLEoMARGARINE DEALERS N COURT.
/ New York, April 29.-About fifty
dealers in oleonargartue appeared hs
| attorney in the court of general session,
to-day, and pleaded guilty Ia violating
the law, and were fined from $50 tc
800 each.
SOCIALISTS SENT To PRISON.
Berlin, April 20.-The trial of TWEEN
ty-four socialists charged with beinl
members of illegal secret societies ha
just been concluded at Posen. Min,
were convicted and sentenced to var
ious short terms Of imprisonment